I want to join the U.S. Army or Air Force, but because of the language, I can't.

Imagine if Mike walked away and did not join the U.S. Army Air Force because he was too short. Hundreds of lives would have been lost.

Messages are free and can be sent to Marine, Army, Navy, Coast Guard or Air Force members -- stationed anywhere in the world. We will host all messages for free forever.

Unless you have a specialized force of a foreign army, such attacks are impossible to succeed.

There's a need for a neutral force to calm the population. The Congolese army is a nascent, fledgling force. MONUC fulfills the task.

Language moves so fast and people are so clever at inventing new terms, it takes an army to keep up. Suggestions from correspondents are always a good starting point-they give us something to investigate.